Update: April 17, 5:33 p.m. A correction was made and “fall 2015” has been changed to “fall 2016.”
A teleconference informed colleges in California that there would be changes to fee waivers and transfer agreements on April 15.
Beginning in the fall 2016 semester changes to the Board of Governors (BOG) Fee Waiver requirements will be changed, according to an email from Paige Marlatt Dorr, the Director of Communications from the California Community Colleges.
According to the email, in the 2013-2014 school year, there were 2.3 million students enrolled statewide and 1,036,487 students receiver BOG Waivers. That is 45 percent of the students statewide that will be affected by these changes.
According to the flier attached to the email, requirements for the BOG Fee Waiver include having a 2.0 GPA or higher over two consecutive semesters or else students face the chance of losing their waiver eligibility.
If the “cumulative number of courses successfully completed falls below” 50 percent, fee waiver eligibility may be lost, according to the flier.
Should a student fall below any of the previous standards, they will be notified within 30 days of each term. They will be placed into academic probation for a term, and if they fail to regain academic stability, they will lose their fee waiver eligibility.
How to regain eligibility and have it reinstated:
- Improvement of GPA over the term
- A successful appeal regarding extenuating circumstances
- Not attending the school district for two consecutive terms
What are possible extenuating circumstances:
- Verified accidents, circumstances or illness beyond your control
- Changes in the economic situation
- Evidence of inability to obtain support services
- Disability accommodations not received in a timely matter.
